Call In Visitor from Seattle and We Have Bears in the Studio

Introducing our go-to guy, Ulises Mark Chavez is the visionary leader and creator ofengaygeNOW & engaygeSEATTLE! Having grown up in Los Angeles, California, Mark got an early start with making social connections, and using his entrepreneurial spirit to bring others together in social settings.

Mark moved to Seattle in 2009, where he immediately become involved in the LGBTA community. With his development of Gay People in Seattle (GPiS), a social networking group that hosts monthly mixers at local restaurants in the Puget Sound area, Mark started bringing people together in the hopes of breaking the “Seattle Freeze” stigma. Mark has over twenty years of event planning experience, between Los Angeles and Seattle. He also has over eighteen years of project management experience, and is also a well-known community volunteer. Being fluent in English, Spanish, and conversational French, Mark has been able to bring our community even closer together, ensuring that all in our community feel welcome and accepted.

Mark’s love for travel, the arts, food, the local and surrounding community, has been a huge inspiration in his growth and development as a social connector. With engaygeNOW-SEATTLE, Mark’s desire is to use his passion for networking in order to help others make social and professional connections in Seattle, that will last a lifetime.

ENGAYGENOW

http://www.engaygenow.com/
Mission: engaygeNOW, your preferred Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Ally (LGBTA) travel social group designed to spark long lasting friendships while exploring the world through hosted group travel.
· Launched in 2014

ENGAYGESEATTLE (FACEBOOK)

https://www.facebook.com/engaygeSEATTLE
Mission: engaygeSEATTLE is a LGBTA social group created to overcome the infamous “Seattle Freeze” by helping people within the Seattle community with building stronger and longer lasting relationships. With every connection and every event we’re part of we look for opportunities to help guests and new friends connect.

Through the planning of a variety of LGBTA events we create opportunities for people with similar interests to share new experiences and start building a stronger connection with the local LGBTA community, which includes you.

· Launched in 2014

GPIS (FACEBOOK)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/gpiseattle/
· Launched in 2009
· Members: 2.800+